also becky looks like a supermodel in that picture. how did she just give birth? that was amazing. most importantly, the baby is gorgeous. congratulations. >> that is beautiful. thanks for joining us. alex marquardt in for brianna keilar starts right now. have a great day. i'm alex marquardt in for brianna keilar live from cnn's washington headquarters. under way right now, the labor secretary resigns amid a firestorm involving his past, creating yet another vacancy in the president's cabinet. the panic and the fear intensifies as the president confirms the raids on undocumented immigrants are coming. hear why congress may suddenly delay robert mueller's blockbuster testimony. plus, the president calls paul ryan a baby after the former republican speaker of the house questions his competence. as we speak, tropical storm

barry is strengthening as millions on the gulf coast are bracing for impact. we do begin with our breaking news. labor secretary alex acosta resigning, no longer able to withstand renewed harsh scrutiny for a plea deal that he gave to multimillionaire sex offender jeffrey epstein back when acosta was the u.s. attorney in florida. standing next to president trump on the south lawn today, acosta said that the distraction had become too much. >> i called the president this morning. i told him that i thought the right thing was to step aside. cabinet positions are temporary trusts. it would be selfish for me to stay in this position and continue talking about a case that's 12 years old rather than about the amazing economy we have right now. so i submitted my resignation to the president, effective seven days from today. >> i just want to let you know, this was him, not me.

because i'm with him. he was a -- he's a tremendous talent. he's a hispanic man. he went to harvard. a great student. and in so many ways, i just hate what he's saying now because we're going to miss him. >> a hispanic man who went to harvard. kaitlin collins is at the white house. it was just two days ago that we saw acosta giving a press conference to defend himself, which was highly criticized afterwards, but it did look like acosta might have a chance to weather all of this. what has happened in the past 48 hours? >> reporter: well, a lot, and a lot had to do with the president of t . even though he had this is alex acosta's decision, we know behind the scenes the president had had a change of tone when it came to his labor secretary. alex acosta came over to the residence to offer his resignation. all of this comes after he held that press conference two days ago at the direction of president trump, who had been

praising his work at the labor department privately and downplaying the role that he had in jeffrey epstein's plea deal. after alex acosta came out, the reaction was essentially mixed. some people said it wasn't as bad as they thought it was going to be initially, but then the president started hearing criticism from people over how he conducted himself, how he hadn't offered an explicit apology to the victims in that plea deal situation. the president essentially started to change his tone on him and started asking people about other potential leaders at the labor department and pointing to certain parts of the plea deal that came under scrutiny, including the part where the victims were not told about it until it had been approved by a judge. that is what led to the president essentially losing his confidence. because the president had not publicly praised acosta's performance, a lot of people in the west wing essentially saw the writing on the wall last night and didn't think that he would be in the cabinet much longer. >> all right, kaitlin collins on the north lawn of the white house, thanks very much. now, of course acosta is just the latest top official to leave the trump administration

and really in a more dignified manner than many of his other counterparts. from firings to resignations, turnover among the trump administration senior level staff has hit historic highs. for more let's go to our cnn justice correspondent, jessica schneider who is breaking it all in. who is in, who is out. we now have this vacancy at the department of labor, of course. we have a number of acting secretaries in the cabinets and the most senior members of the cabinet. we haven't seen anything like this in preechrecent history. >> labor secretary alex acaughta just the latest to join this list of trump administration official departures over the past two and a half years. as of the end of june eight confirmed cabinet officials have left office and that doesn't include alex acosta. if you compare that to the obama administration, there was no turnover in the cabinet agencies in the first two and a half years of obama's term. during the bush administration,

one cabinet secretary left office during that same amount of time, treasury secretary paul o'neill. not only have there been a number of top officials departing the white house, but the number of vacancies within several departments is very high. all told there are 260 of 713 vacant key leadership positions. that includes 61 vacancies at the state department, 12 within the defense department and 15 at the justice department. never mind the fact that key posts are still being filled only in the acting capacity. that includes a number of them, including the acting defense secretary mark esper, acting dhs secretary, acting chief of staff mick mulvaney and the list depose on here. president trump of course has said that having his officials in the acting capacity gives him much more what he calls flexibility. it makes it a lot easier to do things. of course acting officials may have a lot less authority within their agency, among the people they lead, and also a harder

time enacting policies. so, alex, we'll see who's next in time to become acting labor secretary after alex acosta's official departure, but just one of a growing number of officials that have left. alex. >> the numbers tell us a huge part of the story about this trump administration. thanks very much. for more we are joined by congresswoman katherine clark, a democrat from massachusetts. a vice chairwoman of the democratic caucus and a member of the labor subcommittee on the house appropriations committee. congresswoman, thank you so much for joining us. are you there? yes, you are. >> yes, thank you, alex. >> now we see you. i just want to remind people of your interaction with secretary acosta at a hearing back in early april. let's take a quick listen to that. >> the hideous truth has come out. you chose wealthy and well connected people, child rapists over the victims in this case.

>> congresswoman, we did see alex acosta on the south lawn of the white house with the president today explaining why he is resigning. the president saying it was absolutely acosta's choice, he is not being fired. what's your reaction to the announcement? >> today is victory for people over power. finally we are seeing justice beginning to take place in this case. f for too long this administration and secretary acosta have been the ones who are oppressing child victims, trying to make secret sweetheart deals with those who are accused of sexually assaulting children. it is a pattern of chaos and misogyny of this administration, and today is a very positive step saying that these women, these children, have voices and they matter. >> congresswoman, this was a rather wide-ranging bit of or interaction that the president and acosta had with the press as

the president was leaving today. i want to take another quick listen to what secretary alex acosta, the outgoing secretary of labor, said about his record at the department and this case. let's take a listen. >> i have seen coverage of this case that is over 12 years old that has input and vetting at multiple levels of the department of justice. as i look forward, i do not think it is right and fair for this administration's labor department to have epstein as the focus rather than the incredible economy that we have today. >> congresswoman, he points out there that the case was 12 years old and the point there that he seems to be making is that he was adequately vetted, that the length of time that has passed since this case happened, since this plea deal was struck makes it far less relevant. what do you make of that defense? >> well, i think it surprises no

one that this administration allowed someone with this on their record to become secretary of the department of labor. and how this first came to my attention was when as secretary of labor, he proposed an 80% cut to the division of the department of labor that is in charge of child exploitation, that is in charge of combatting human trafficking. the very priorities that we saw in this case 12 years ago in florida were very much playing out in his tenure as secretary of labor. >> and now, of course, we are seeing the president distancing himself from jeffrey epstein, someone that he has known in the past. when we heard from the president earlier day he said that epstein had been thrown out of his club near palm beach, mar-a-lago. this is what he said about that. >> jeffrey epstein was not

somebody that i respected. i threw him out. in fact i think the great james patterson, who's a member of mar-a-lago, made a statement yesterday that many years ago i threw him out. i'm not a fan of jeffrey epstein. >> but we also know, congresswoman, back in 2002 president trump was quoted calling epstein a terrific guy. so what do you now make of the president adamantly saying that he's not a fan? >> this is the pattern of this president. when someone either criticizes him or falls under public criticism and scrutiny as jeff tee epstein has in this case being refiled by the southern district of new york, he says he never knew them, wasn't my friend. whether that's steve bannon, who was in his own white house or ann coulter, this is what he does. he tries to bring people into his circle. we have him on tape. we know where he stands with jeffrey epstein. you know, now he says he doesn't

know him. but just a few days ago he was saying you know who i really feel sorry for in this case? secretary acosta. it is never with women. it is never with victims. it is never with the people of this country. it is always with the connected and the powerful. he has very selective amnesia when those people in his circle, you know, fall into trouble and criticism. this is his pattern and this is what he's done his entire life. >> all right, congresswoman katherine clark, thank you for joining me. >> thank you, alex. we'll take a quick break and we will have more breaking news right after this. have a discount with another wireless carrier? t-mobile will match it. need a few more reasons to switch? 1. do you like netflix? sure you do. that's why it's on us. 2. unlimited data. use as much as you want, when you want. 3. no surprises on your bill. taxes and fees included.

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we have some breaking news. this is yet another major staff change that could be coming to the trump administration. this time the president is considering replacing his director of national intelligence, dan coats. cnn's sara westwood, our white house reporter, has the details from milwaukee where the president will be traveling to. sara, what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: well, alex, we're hearing that president trump is renewing discussions with aides and advisers about possibly

removing his director of national intelligence, dan coats. that's someone with whom he's been frustrated in the past for months on and off. he's been venting about coats' performance, particularly in january when coats offered congressional testimony that contradicted the president's world view of iran and north korea. even though coats apologized at the time and suggested that perhaps he was misquoted, president trump was very frustrated with that and that's the first time that he really started talking about removing coats. a senior white house official tells cnn that trump has never really warmed to coats. their relationship has never really been all that friendly, but that the discussions about removing coats has continued long after that january dust-up. he's now even more recently within the past several days been contacting confidants to ask them their opinion on removing coats. the office of director of national intelligence referred cnn to a statement that coats released in march saying that it was frustrating to continually be asked about whether he is

going to be removed from the job and that right now he's focussed on doing it. it's unclear when or if the president will make a move. he's often using his kconfidant and using his aides about how this aide is performing, but in this case coats is someone who has drawn the president's ire for a number of months. there are some names under consideration, one of them is fred flights, former chief of staff to national security advisor john bolton. but because the president and bolton have had some bumps in their relationship over how to approach iran with bolton pushing for a more aggressive stance than trump is comfortable with, it's not clear if bolton has the clout to get flights into that position. but another staff shakeup could create another vacancy in this cabinet and that's director of national intelligence, dan coats. >> dan coats has been adamant about russia's role in meddling in the 2016 election, something the president has disagreed

with. sar sarah, thanks very much. we will have much more on that story coming up. first, there are nine major u.s. cities that are bracing themselves not for dangerous weather but rather an operation being launched by immigration and customs enforcement or i.c.e. to round up migrant families who have been ordered to leave by u.s. courts. president trump talked about the raids this morning before he left to wisconsin. >> it starts on sunday. they're going to take people out and they're going to bring them back to their countries. so people come into our country illegally, we're taking them out legally. it's very simple. it's not something i like doing. >> ed lavandera joins me now from el paso, texas. ed, the mayor of miami has told cnn that he is in the dark about these raids. miami being one of those nine cities. i can't imagine what that then means for those who are being targeted. you've spoken with a number of undocumented migrants all across

the country. how worried are they about these raids? >> reporter: well, this is something that they constantly live in fear of, especially because it just comes with so much uncertainty. from what we've heard from immigration officials, this is targeting some 2,000 people in those cities, major cities across the country. what many of these undocumented immigrants will tell you is they're worried about the collateral fallout that could come with all of this. all of this ties in very well with a special project that we've been working on here at cnn for the last seven months, a documentary called "the hidden workforce," exploring the lives of undocumented immigrants here in the united states. that really took us to places where i think most people might be shocked to see just how deeply embedded undocumented immigrants have become into the fabric of american society. i'll show you a little bit of a clip from tonight's show. this is in minnesota. >> you've made st. mary's a sanctuary church. >> it was a week after the election of president trump.

you could feel the fear within the community. >> and that hasn't changed? >> no. we have mental health issues. people are suffering from depression. we have a rise in alcoholism, drug addiction, abuse and domestic violence. and it's all as a result of what's taking place within our country. >> what do you say to those people who say, you know what, all these undocumented immigrants in places like worthington, they need to round them up and get them out of here. what would that do to a place like worthington. >> if all the immigrants were leave tomorrow, this town would die. >> reporter: what percentage of these farms and agricultural businesses around here, what percentage of undocumented workforce do they depend on? >> i would say probably 90%. >> reporter: that's an astounding number. >> it is. >> reporter: and so, alex, one of the points of tonight's special report is to really go beyond the political rhetoric,

as you well know and people who have watched immigration debated throughout the country, this is a toxic issue for many people, extremely polarizing. we're hoping to go beyond that and take a much more thoughtful and deeper look at what this community means to the united states and paint a much more realistic picture of what it's like out there not just for the undocumented immigrants but the communities they live in as well. >> all right. ed lavandera, we are looking forward to your documentary, thank you very much. you can see that documentary called "the hidden workforce, undocumented in america" tonight on cnn at 10:00 p.m. eastern time. this morning on capitol hill, members of the congressional hispanic caucus expressed their outrage over these coming i.c.e. raids this weekend. >> the president constantly goes to this place when he wants us to turn away. and he's doing it by instilling fear in the american people. this is tragic.

>> he is using i.c.e. deportation powers not to keep us safe but to keep immigrants in the shadows. >> we are here to let everybody know that they should take extra time to know their rights if they are approached by i.c.e. or federal agents. >> all across the country many advocacy groups are doing just that, by circulating flyers and posting on social media. organizations are working to tell undocumented migrants what their rights exactly are. let me bring in armando carmona. thanks for joining us. first off, how are you helping these migrants who might be targeted this weekend prepare for these i.c.e. raids? >> well, i'd like to start by saying this is some of the most painful work that one can do. informing someone of their rights, knowing that they might be the ones that will face the i.c.e. agent at the door.

they might be the ones taken and ripped apart from their families. one of the most important things that we're reminding not just immigrants but everyone, is that everybody in this country, every single person, has rights. regardless of your citizenship and regardless of your status. and one of the things we're teaching -- we're helping them and making sure that they know that if they don't feel safe in their homes, if someone approaches their door, if an i.c.e. agent comes knocking at the door, they don't have to open the door. they have the right to not open the door. they have the right to not sign any documentation without an attorney present. and then they have a right to seek legal counsel for their case. >> we have heard, armando, president trump criticize mayors like new york's bill de blasio, criticized him very harshly and criticized i.c.e. harshly. president trump has criticized

de blasio for not cooperating with these i.c.e. raids. do you think that the mayors are doing enough? >> i think there's -- i think now is the time that all elected officials and all officials in this country that have said that they support immigrants and they want to work to advance the rights of immigrants, to speak out and do everything possible to ensure that these i.c.e. raids are the least effective and are stopped. the reality is that this doesn't just affect undocumented immigrants. this affects entire communities. families with -- mixed status families, latinos all across the country. this is an effort to terrorize and to instill panic and fear into these communities and to promote an anti-immigrant racist agenda by the trump administration. unfortunately, immigrant communities have faced these

types of raids, these types of enforcement sweeps before in other administrations. however, now trump has weaponized them, to use them to attack these immigrant communities. >> armando carmona, we have to leave it there. thanks for joining me. >> thank you. coming up, it is one of the most anticipated congressional hearings ever. now robert mueller's testimony may be getting delayed. plus, the president attacks former republican house speaker paul ryan, but defends one of his biggest democratic critics. stay with us. change has many faces. names you'll never know. the bright-eyed, the brave, the visionaries. where challenges exist, you'll find them. at citi, we empower people who are out to change the world. because tomorrow belongs to those who welcome it with open arms.

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an old feud is now back. president trump is again going after house speaker paul ryan, the former house speaker, today over new excerpts from a book in which the former speaker basically calls trump clueless. listen to the president. >> paul ryan was not a talent. he wasn't a leader. paul ryan was a lame duck for a long time as speaker. he was unable to raise money. he lost control of the house. the only success paul ryan had was the time that he was with me, because we got taxes cut. frankly he was a baby. he didn't know what the hell he was doing. >> he was a baby, he didn't know what he was doing. here is one of the parts of the book that set the president off.

ryan telling author tim alberta, i told myself i've got to have a relationship with this guy to help him get his mind right because i'm telling you, he didn't know anything about government. i wanted to scold him all the time. those of us around him really helped stop him from making bad decisions, all the time. joining me now from utah is former u.s. representative mia love and here in studio with me is a.b. stoddard from real clear politics. thank you both for joining me. a.b., first to you. these are incredible quotes. this is obviously a hugely anticipated book from a well respected author. of course critics of paul ryan have pounced, saying that he essentially knowingly enabled the president, who he is now admitting was essentially clueless. he says he wanted to scold trump, so what was stopping him? >> well, what stopped everybody who's still in congress speaking about the president in derogatory and critical ways

privately but continue to flatter him in public and be supportive of him because the voters are solidly with president trump, that they represent in their states or their districts, and they intend to hold their seats and they believe they can enact a conservative agenda, which thus far is only tax reform, as long as they stay in the good graces of president trump. and so the rationalization that the former speaker is describing is that he was trying to stop him from doing other things and to enact, you know, priorities. the only way to do that was to go along and get along. i heard congresswoman will hurd on this broadcast today stick up for paul ryan. he is not a baby, he is not a loser, he is one of the great minds of the republican party. but he certainly did not use his perch to stand up for the things that he's now saying are so important. >> does this have any impact now? besides raising the ire of the president, does it have any impact on the electorate, on the republican party? >> i don't think so. the party is solely the party of donald trump. paul ryan and others have let it

go. it has become a party that has abandoned its former principles. reductions in spending, small taxation, free trade, less government. all of it. and so the thing is, you're going to hear very few defenses of paul ryan today because those who are still in office are trying to stay on the good side of president trump. i think it comes and goes. i don't think it's the most explosive part of tim alberta's reporting once we get on the other side of this book. >> he certainly got us interested in it. mia, to you. we've seen this kind of thing before and it's become something of a pattern where republicans don't really get a backbone to criticize the president until after they have decided that they're leaving or have actually, like in paul ryan's case, have left office and aren't really in a position of power to do anything about it. why is that? >> well, first of all, i'd say that there are a lot of people that have been willing to go out there during their time in office and call the president out. unfortunately, those people

happen to be the same people that the democrats would target. i can name a whole list of people that were out there that did everything they could to make sure that they stayed true to the republican party. but i have to say this about paul ryan. look, there are a lot of people -- i don't see anything that he said that was actually -- that warranted that type of backlash from the president. to say that the president didn't know what he was doing, there are people that like that about the president. they like the fact that he's not a politician, so that doesn't make any sense to me. also i'm sure that paul ryan, who was my mentor in the house of representatives wanted to scold me because i actually put my name on a discharge petition. so being -- you know, having somebody upset with you once in a while, that's okay. so i don't -- this is one of the things that i don't like. i don't understand why there was such a big backlash from the president when paul ryan was just pretty much stating the truth. i have never known paul ryan to

lie about anything, an so maybe he was just being honest with his feelings. he ended up getting this backlash. >> i want to switch gears a little bit and talk to both of you about the current speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, and the infighting going on between her and freshmen democrats, specifically alexandria ocasio-cortez, and in a pretty remarkable moment this morning, the president actually defended pelosi when he was heading to the helicopter. let's take a quick listen. >> i think cortez is being very disrespectful to somebody that's been there a long time. ideal with nancy pelosi a lot. and we go back and forth, that is fine. but i think that a group of people is being very disrespectful to her. but cortez should treat nancy pelosi with respect. she should not be doing what she's doing. and i'll tell you something

about nancy pelosi that you know better than i do. she is not a racist, okay. she is not a racist. for them to call her a racist is a disgrace. >> so there, mia, you have the president sticking up for nancy pelosi saying she's not a racist. what do you make of this internal squabbling and does the president have a point there? >> oh, i thought that that was really interesting also. i didn't think it came off poorly for him to stick up with nancy pelosi. i would say that both nancy pelosi and paul ryan have been there for -- paul had been there for a while and nancy pelosi is there and she's been there a long time. i think what's missing here is mutual respect. you may not agree with someone, but nancy pelosi actually knows what he's doing. some of these new people that are coming in that are out there trying to do whatever they can, they're moving everyone to the left, be careful, because it ends up hurting their own party in the long run. >> a.b., do you agree? is there mutual respect? >> i can't believe i'm agreeing with president trump here.

it is disrespectful what these four women are saying about nancy pelosi and to imply that she's a racist is what you're saying. this doesn't help nancy pelosi so i think the president is enjoying it. nothing would make alexandria ocasio-cortez happier than to say that the speaker is getting defended by president trump. but this is -- she's the new sort of boogieman of the right, cortez is. so i'm not surprised he wasn't going to pick on nancy pelosi. but he did recently call her horrible and vindictive, so even though i do think he has a strange respect for her. nancy pelosi tends to sort of destabilize the president, so it's an interesting, ongoing tension. >> until recently he's been kind of reluctant to attack her. >> yes. >> mia, i want to switch gears again quickly. what do you make of all this turnover in the trump administration, all these vacancies in the trump cabinet? we're seeing today the secretary of labor, alex acosta, stepping down. what do you make of that? >> well, i just think it just repeats the narrative or keeps the narrative of instability

there. i mean if you look at normal americans, they like to have people that are there, that have been there, that have been working on certain policies for a while, that have been helping them through certain things. i think it just sends a big message of instability. this is not the first time. i mean you've got so many -- the mass exodus is just -- it's a little worrisome. and i think it's too late. i don't think there's a point we can say, okay, now we have to make sure we can hold on to everyone. every single member of congress was judged on their attrition. you were judged what kind of member of congress you were by how many people you were able to keep in your office. if that's the same record they're going by, the administration isn't doing well. >> the department of labor is arguably one of the most stable and scandal-free departments in this administration and there goes alex acosta. a.b. stoddard and mia love, thanks very much. now breaking news in the house. just voting to extending the 9/11 first responders bill after

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and this coleman 48 quart inland performance series marine cooler for under $20. moments ago, the house of representatives voted yes to legislation extending funding for the september 11th victim compensation fund through 2090. so for another 71 years. it comes weeks after the bill received nationwide attention following impassioned pleas for

support from surviving first responders as well as comedian and activist jon stewart, who joins me now along with first responder john field. gentlemen, thank you for joining us and congratulations. john field, to you, thank you for your service. guys, this was a very long time coming. how are you feeling in this moment after this news? >> personally i knew this was going to happen, so i'm not going to celebrate, i'm not going to jump up and down, we've got more work to do. but for the alvarez family and the guys behind me and my guys that are roaming the halls, i hope they savor this moment because it's historic. and like i said earlier, nobody owns 9/11 but today we own 7/12. i'm so proud of my team. we've got a lot more work to do. i want to thank this didn't i to the -- guy to the right of me for everything he's done. >> we did see you hugging just a moment ago.

we also just saw nancy pelosi whispering something to you. what did she say? >> she told me i was tenacious, i was a pit bull, i was a pain in the ass. she said that i was right and that we work for you. she looks forward to working with us in the future when jon and i do the burn pit bill. >> jon stewart, to you. this is also expected to pass the senate. you've been working on this for so long. first of all, how are you feeling and is this enough? >> i mean, look, it's -- you know, it's hard to be celebratory when people do their jobs. you know, for phil and for ida, they're down here in lu' s memory and what he wanted to do was see this happen before he passed. but for ray pfifer and all the

victims and survivors, we now know their names, but they represent a community of people that are in terrible pain and are sick and dying. phil brought up this point that 16 died this month. 16. what's happening to that community is urgent, it's dire, and it's heartbreaking. and so, look, these guys have put in the work for 15 years. john feal has given 15 years of his life and half his foot and a kidney to this cause. we just want them to be able to exhale. passing this in the senate in two weeks, and we're going to hold senator mcconnell to his word, will be a chance to exhale. but it doesn't fix the grief and the suffering that they will continue to experience going forward. it just removes that extra

burden that needn't have been there in the first place. >> this bill extends funding through 2090. jon stewart, just quickly if you wouldn't mind, explain what these funds will do. what they'll provide. >> well, the compensation fund and health care act provide for the illnesses and injuries that 9/11 first responders and victims suffered not just on that day but in the months past that when they were down on the pile and they were working in an area that was incredibly toxic, but they were told was safe. and this allows their families to not have to go bankrupt. it allows these responders and other survivors not to have to decide whether to take that chemo shot or to pay their rent. this allows them to pursue the treatments that they need to pursue. it allows their families to be able to stay in their houses and continue to live their lives. >> let me --

>> that's it. >> let me correct my colleague over here. the vcf, which is james, joe, louis alvarez will make people whole again. so for those who lost their jobs or got illnesses or injuries from working at ground zero or shanksville or the pentagon will be made whole again. those who received cuts already will get a second check. so we -- >> and it won't expire. >> the process has started of relieving the burden in the 9/11 community and for the tens of thousands that have been following us, you have watched grass root activism at its best. you have watched the american people take the fight to congress. we didn't wait for congress to come to us, we went to congress. these men and women behind me, the champions. listen, congress and the senate, they're doing their job. i'm never going to congratulate them. but those who stand beside me and behind me and in front of me, they deserve all the credit.

over 300 meetings in the last nine months. we drove over 7,000 miles. we walked over 300 miles in the halls of congress. we have over 172 manhours in meetings. these people right here, not only were they heroes on 9/11 and the days and weeks after, they're 9/11. me and john just drove the bus. >> they were down there and they said, we're sorry you didn't get full attendance at your hearing. we're sorry that only six members were sitting there, but they're very busy. lou alvarez chose to spend his last few weeks on earth fighting, not for himself but for the other families and victims. his time -- lou's time was the most valuable time. that's why it's great to have phil and i down here to represent. the perspective and the priorities are upside down here. and hopefully this is a chance

to get them right side up again. >> john, is there anything else you want people to know about your friend lou alvarez. jon stewart, maybe you can convey this. what do you guys want people to remember about lou alvarez? >> i want everyone to remember about lou alvarez, the hundreds in the thousands that we lost, i want them to know that they were the best of the best, this country offered 18 years ago, they were selfless patriots, and i hope -- i pray that i become half the man they were. because to be able to give of yourself in your final days and final hours and final minutes, that says a lot about these men and women in uniform. they gave of themselves to the very end, just like on 9/11, they gave of themselves, we continue to give of ourselves now, we have just advocated for

tens of thousands of people that are going to receive help. that's historic, not many people around this country can say, they went to washington, d.c., and made the process work. we forced, we shamed the process to work. so lou alvarez' passing is not in vain. and i know lou's smiling right now, when he gave me his shield to give to mitch mcconnell and i shook mitch mcconnell's hand, i'm going to keep mitch mcconnell's word, he said he was going to get this done before the summer recess. i can tell you now, that when we leave here today and we get off air, that we're going to make sure that mitch mcconnell sticks to his word and over the next week or 23two we're going to ke the pressure on the senate. we're now done with the house, that means senator gillibrand

would technically make 23 co sponsors. that means there are 27 members of the senate that aren't on board. i'm giving you the next week to get on board or we're going to make your life miserable. >> i know you say you're not celebrating, hope you'll take our congratulations on this victory. thank you so much for joining us. john field, thank you to you. and the heroes of 9/11, your colleagues, for your service. >> thank you for having us. >> we'll be right back. t what i. is boost® delicious boost® high protein nutritional drink has 20 grams of protein, along with 26 essential vitamins and minerals. boost® high protein. be up for life.

now to the unprecedented threat to millions alng the louisiana coast. barry is predicted to make landfall tomorrow morning. the relentless range could result in life threatening flooding to areas like new orleans. all eyes are on the levees there, because the mississippi river is already twice as high as normal. cnn is tracking the storm from all angles. ryan young is near new orleans where the worst may be yet to come. ryan, what can we expect? >> a lot of people are worried about the water next to me, this is the mississippi. already 10 feet of water in this

area than should be expected this time of year. we've seen flooding all across america from the mississippi, now when you think about all this rain that could be headed this direction, we're talking about 10 to 15 inches. when you talk to residents, depending on what side of town they're on, we have different opinions. they said they believe the levees will hold, when you go to other sections of the city, they bring up wednesday and the idea they had that torrential downpour for several hours that left cars flooded in the street. today there was a conference that was supposed to come to town, they've been told to leave. at the airport, there are lines stretching around the building. you look back at this direction, think about all the water that's here, and all the water that could be headed this way, businesses downtown have already started deploying sandbags in front of their doors to make sure they're prepared. when you think about this, in terms of the impact of what the

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i'm brooke baldwin, you're watching cnn. breaking news on a busy day for this trump administration, sources tell cnn the dan coates the director of national intelligence who has been the subject of the president's anger in the past could be replaced. this is something the president has considered before, but it is still unknown if he will make a move at this time. this is coming on this day as labor secretary alex acosta is heading for the exits. just two days after defending his role in that 2008 sweetheart deal involving multimillionaire jeffrey epstein, acosta made the